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the "before and after" pictures of the hair 

 renewer advertisements. — Exchange. 



A STARTLING DEVELOPMENT IN PRINT- 

 ING. 



At a recent meeting of the Croydon 

 Camera Club, Mr. Friese-Greene com- 

 municated some remarkable results of in- 

 vestigations with regard to electrically 

 printed images. One most striking experi- 

 ment reported in the Amateur Photogra- 

 pher is as follows: A sheet of white paper 

 was dampened, a stereotype block placed 

 on it, and an electric current passed 

 through the block and paper. On the 

 latter being examined no change whatever 

 was to be seen in the condition of the 

 paper, but evidently it became impressed 

 with a latent image. Treating this as an 

 electrically formed image to be developed 

 with reagents applicable to photographic 

 images, the paper was brushed over with 

 a solution of nitrate of silver (ten-grain 

 bath) the image flashing up of a pale 

 brown color; brushing the brown image 

 over with sulphate of iron it turned to an 

 intense black. Our readers may remember 

 that some time ago we referred to an 

 American forecast of printing methods in 

 the future, one of them being strik- 

 ingly prophetic of this experiment. It 

 was proposed to place a printed proof, en- 

 graving or otherwise, at the end of a pile 

 of cut paper resembling the edition to be 

 worked, and then pass through from head 

 to foot a strong electric current which, at 

 least in the mind of the prophet, was to in- 

 stantly produce a fac simile of the 

 original on each sheet. The idea was 

 solely that of a dreamer of dreams, but 

 after the discovery related we may well 

 prepare ourselves for some startling ap- 

 plication of electricity which shall revolu- 

 tionize photography. — Exchange. 



SNAP SHOTS. 

 Flash light is just the thing to use for 

 photographing a restless dog, one of those 

 fellows who is always racing around when 

 out of doors or wagging his tail when in- 

 doors, where a time exposure must be 

 given or the flashlight used. But I caution 

 all who try this to begin on their own dog 

 and let all work of this sort be confined to 

 that animal. I know a fellow who agreed 

 to make a picture of his girl's dog, and 

 after ineffectual attempts outdoors, re- 

 solved to try it at night. The dog, a huge 

 mastiff of none too sweet a temper, was 

 charmingly posed on a chair, a focus ob- 

 tained, the flash ignited, and — well, that's 

 nearly all my friend knows about it except 

 that it is painful yet and that the camera 

 and his trousers are both at the repair 

 shop. Singularly enough, however, the 



holder was not loosened in the fall, and 

 on developing the plate, more out of 

 curiosity to see how far the brute had got 

 than in any hope of getting anything worth 

 keeping, he found he had a firstclass pic- 

 ture of the dog, who had not been so quick 

 as the flash. His girl now sees that the 

 dog is chained in the yard on evenings 

 when my friend is to call, as the mastiff 

 doesn't approve of the engagement. — Ex- 

 change. 



The sportsman's desire to kill deer is an 

 odd trait in human nature. If his feelings 

 were analyzed it would be found that a 

 large part of his pleasure in tramping 

 through the dense, silent woods is to gain 

 a sight of the glorious creature he hunts. 

 Why at this juncture he should desire to 

 murder it is the psychological mystery. 

 Some say because he wants to prove to his 

 friends by the production of the carcass 

 that he saw it. If this is all, the remedy 

 is easy. Let each hunter carry not a gun 

 but a kodak, and after taking his snap shot 

 retire satisfied. A settler who really wants 

 a piece of fresh meat might kill a deer 

 now and again for purely utilitarian pur- 

 poses, but the mere sportsman would have 

 just as keen sport with his camera, and, as 

 under this system the deer would multiply 

 wonderfully he would have it thick and fast. 

 A deer in his native haunts is one of the 

 most beautiful sights in nature, and we do 

 not envy the feelings of the man who, for 

 the sake of burning a little powder, blots 

 out forever its life. — Toronto (Ont). Globe. 



I am a camera fiend, and have read half 

 a dozen books on photography, but I have 

 derived more benefit and good help from 

 Recreation than from all of them. G. S. 

 P. and G. A. C. have helped me wonder- 

 fully, especially G. S. P. I have read her 

 articles over and over. 



The following is good for developing 

 over-exposed plates: 



(1.) 



Distilled water 25 oz 



Sulphite soda (crystals) 3 oz 



Hydrochinon ^2 oz 



Bromide of potash /4 oz 



Dissolve by warming, and let cool be- 

 fore use. 



(2.) 



Water 25 oz 



Carbonate soda (crystals) 6 oz 



Mix i and 2 equal parts for use. This 

 is the Cramer Company's recipe for pro- 

 ducing great contrast and intensity. 



Harry P., Seattle, Wash. 



The Deutsche Photographen-Zeitung 

 has a note on the preparation of mount- 

 ants, prompted by the refusal of a photog- 



